Dipl.-Psych. Prof. Dr. biol. hum. Martin Rettenberger, M.A.
Director of the Centre for Criminology (KrimZ)
Psychologist (Dipl.-Psych.), Criminologist (M.A.)
Specialized Psychologist for Legal Psychology (BDP/DGPs)
Vita
Since 2015
Director of the Centre for Criminology (KrimZ)
Since 2015
Deputy Chairman of the Work Group for Socio Therapeutic Facilities in Law Enforcement
Since 2012
Vice-secretary General of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO)
2017
Habilitation and garanted the authority to teach (Venia legendi) for psychology at the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU)
2014-2015
Spokesman of the Center for Interdisciplinary Forensics (ZIF) at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)
2014-2015
Offered professorship at the Medical School Hamburg (MSH; Professorship for Legal Psychology and Research Methodology; declined), as well as placed on the nomination list of the Psychological School Berlin (PHB); Professorship in Legal Psychology) and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Professorship in Social and Legal Psychology)
2013-2015
Member of the spokespersons for the expert group for Legal Psychology at the German Psychological Society, (DGPs)
2013-2015
Juniorprofessor of Forensic Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2010-2013
Research Assistant and Legal Exper, Institute for Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
2009-2012
Studies of Criminology, University of Hamburg
2008-2012
Training to become a Specialized Psychologist for Legal Psychology (DGPs/BDP)
2007-2010
Scientific and Clinical (expertise) Occupation, Center for Expertise and Evaluation for Violent and Sexual Offenders (BEST) in Vienna
2007-2009
Doctoral studies to achieve Dr. biol. hum. at the Section for Forensic Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center
2006-2009
Research Assistant, Institute for Violence Research and Prevention (IGF) in Vienna
2003-2006
Studies of Psychology at the Free University of Berlin (FU)
2001-2003
Studies of Psychology at the University of Regensburg
Research interests
Criminal prognosis. Risk management for violent and sexual offenders. Diagnostics of sexual disorders. Forensic-psychological evaluation research. Sexual research. Domestic violence.
Affiliations
- Professional Association of German Psychologists (BDP), section for legal psychology
- German Psychological Society (DGPs), expert group for legal psychology
- German Association for Sexual Research (DGfS)
- European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL)
- Institute for Violence Research and Prevention (IGF), Vienna
- Institute for Quality Assurance of Forensic Expertise (IQfSV)
- International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO)
- Criminological Association (KrimG)
- Center for Interdisciplinary Forensics (ZIF) at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Publications, lectures, congress contributions
Overview of lectures and congress contributions